US 12,244,107 B2
Add-on housing of an electrical connector
Albert Ferderer, Espelkamp (DE); Heiko Meier, Minden (DE); and Florian Hackemeier, Rahden (DE)
Assigned to HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG, Espelkamp (DE)
Appl. No. 17/795,482
Filed by HARTING ELECTRIC STIFTUNG & CO. KG, Espelkamp (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 18, 2021, PCT No. PCT/DE2021/100051
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/151426, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 101 812.6 (DE), filed on Jan. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0089829 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/52 (2006.01); F16B 21/08 (2006.01); H01R 13/518 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/745 (2013.01) [F16B 21/086 (2013.01); H01R 13/518 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H01R 13/62966 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An add-on housing having a frame-like basic shape which surrounds a receiving region for receiving a contact insert or a retention frame which is provided with plug-type connector modules,
wherein at least two fastening faces having fastening openings are formed on the frame-like basic shape,
wherein the add-on housing has snap-fastening devices which, in order to mechanically fasten the add-on housing to a wall aperture of a device wall, engage through the fastening openings, and
wherein each of the snap-fastening devices has a case-like base member, and wherein resiliently supported base portions protrude from mutually opposing narrow faces of the case-like base member to engage the device wall.